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Thieves snatched three porcelain works worth millions of euros in a night raid on a French museum.

This is the moment a tourist sat on a ‘Van Gogh’ chair at an art gallery – before the antique collapsed under his weight.

Newly released documents show Irish officials sought return of cannon sold by ‘gang of British treasure hunters’.

Alarm in sector as four in 10 of Britain’s theatres as well as many regional museums containing local and national archives are on the brink of closure

Museums and Indian minister criticised Swan auction house in Oxfordshire over sale of human remains

Graham Gallon has been jailed for his burglary of Royal Lancers & Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Museum in Newark-on-Trent but the museum curator says the sentence was "too soft"

The Duchess of Sussex tonight launched a new business venture called American Riviera Orchard just hours before the Diana Legacy Award ceremony in London

Prince William and his brother Prince Harry are all-but estranged as the royal feud rumbles on - despite a desperate and heartfelt plea from their father, King Charles

The coin has been inspired by the Natural History Museum's diplodocus cast, affectionately known as 'Dippy', which was gifted to the museum in 1905

Prince William is set to attend the Diana Legacy Awards on Thursday evening at the Science Museum, with winners also to talk to his brother - from his home in the USA

Vicky Ballinger, 39, was on a sunset stroll with her children when they made the amazing discovery. They were 'amazed' to have found a total of eight dinosaur footprints

The wreck of the SS Hartdale was discovered after historians used new techniques alongside old fashioned detective work to find its final resting place at the bottom of the Irish Sea

The bunker, located at Barnton Quarry near Edinburgh in Scotland, was built in the 1950s during a time of fear of Soviet power and was kept a secret until the 1980s

The tiny hawking ring, found in a spoil heap by the Thames by metal detectorist Roy Davis in the 1980s, lay untouched in an attic for nearly 40 years - until its owner decided to clean it

The musette de cour, believed to be the oldest set of bagpipes in the world, were constructed in the late 17th century for King Louis XIV of France

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Lisa Murray-Lang, 47, carried hamster Spud's ashes in a vial on a necklace to some of the most recognisable sights around the world as a way of paying tribute to him

Two women have been charged after a bust of Queen Victoria at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, was defaced and a foul word added to a plinth

A huge sea beast which Japanese folklore suggests signals an impending earthquake or tsunami has been caught by fishermen a few miles from Phuket, Thailand

A fragment of wreckage from the last plane flown by legendary female British aviator Amy Johnson has sold for £3,600 at auction after being discovered 83 years on

On the 40th anniversary of the mining strikes, the strikers and those branded 'scabs' are telling their stories at the National Coal Mining Museum and revealing horrifying tales

The Future of Money exhibition opens at the Bank of England Museum in London on Wednesday

Garry Irvine looks after the historic 23ft Harbour Light Tower on the River Forth in Scotland. It was first built back in 1817 but is still in working order today

Lars Neilsen was exploring an area of Southern Jutland when he found the ancient ring while using his metal detector. Museum experts in Denmark now believe it could come from a royal dynasty

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have dominated the Ballon d'Or stakes throughout their careers, but neither man has kept a single one of their awards for differing reasons